Cougar swimmers split dual home meet

SANDRA GROOMS/for The Van Wert independent

The Van Wert High School boys and girls swimming and diving teams hosted Coldwater and Versailles in a double dual meet on Tuesday evening. The Cougar boys’ team defeated Coldwater 77-18, but was in turn defeated by Versailles 53-47. The Cougar girls’ team also defeated Coldwater 63-39, but was defeated by Versailles, 67-34. Versailles defeated both Coldwater teams: boys 66-20 and girls 74-27.

Individual Van Wert swimmers placing first overall included Taylor Grooms (400-meter freestyle), Trey Stemen (100-meter butterfly), Matt Cucciarre (400-meter freestyle) and Cody Hanes (100-meter individual medley).

Kase Schalois placed first in 1-meter diving with 179.2 points. The Cougar divers return to action on December 27, when they host the Van Wert Diving Invitational.  Swimmers will participate in the Holiday Invitational in Lima on December 29.

Boys Results (all distances in meters/C against Coldwater, V against Versailles)

200 Medley Relay: C 1^st, V 2^nd (2:08.42 – Cody Hanes, Trey Stemen, Eric Easley, AJ Foster); C 2^nd, V 3^rd (2:21.77 – Kase Schalois, Daniel Silette, Matt Cucciarre, Adam Jurczyk)

200 Freestyle: C 2^nd, V 1^st (2:15.67 – Eric Easley); C 3^rd, V 4^th (2:40.18 – Adam Jurczyk)

200 Individual Medley:  C 1^st, V 1^st (2:35.38 – Cody Hanes); C 2^nd, V 4^th (2:54.64 – Kase Schalois)

50 Freestyle: C 1^st, V 2^nd (28.18 – AJ Foster); C 3^rd, V 4^th (31.10 – Daniel Silette);   JV (32.65 – Jacob Scheidt, 36.07 -Kory Schlatter)

100 Butterfly: C 1^st, V 1^st (1:13.36 -Trey Stemen)

100 Freestyle: C 2^nd, V 2^nd (1:04.91 – Cody Hanes); C 3^rd, V 4^th (1:01.49- Daniel Silette); JV (1:25.70 – Jon Lisa)

400 Freestyle: C 1^st, V 1^st (5:12.37 – Matt Cucciarre); C 2^nd, V 4^th (Josh Overholt)

200 Freestyle Relay: C 1^st, V 2^nd (1:51.48 –Eric Easley, Trey Stemen, AJ Foster, Cody Hanes); C 2^nd, V 4^th (2:09.79 – Adam Jurczyk, Josh Overholt, Jacob Scheidt, Matt Cucciarre)

100 Backstroke:  C 1^st, V 2^nd (1:06.74 – Eric Easley); C 2^nd, V 4^th (1:17.91 – AJ Foster); JV (1:31.36 – Kory Schlatter, 1:33.67 –  Jacob Scheidt)

100 Breaststroke:  C 1^st, V 2^nd (1:21.52 -Trey Stemen); C 2^nd, V 3^rd (1:42.70 – Josh Overholt); JV (1:45.59 – Jon Lisa)

400 Freestyle Relay: C 1^st, V 2^nd (4:33.53 – Matt Cucciarre, Adam Jurczyk, Daniel Silette, Kase Schalois); C 3^rd, V 3^rd (5:27.62 – Josh Overholt, Jon Lisa, Kory Schlatter, Jacob Scheidt)

Diving: C 1^st, V 1^st (179.2 points – Kase Schalois; C 2^nd, V 2^nd (162.25 points – Garrett McDowell)

Girls Results (all distances in Meters/C against Coldwater, V against Versailles)

200 Medley Relay: C 1^st, V 2^nd (2:31.80 – Hannah Stemen, Briana Agler, Erin Dingle, Taylor Grooms)

200 Freestyle: C 1st, V 2^nd (2:29.97 -Taylor Grooms); C 3^rd, V 3^rd (2:51.53-Holly Hammond)

200 Individual Medley: C 1^st, V 3^rd (3.03.73-Karlyn Koontz); C 2^nd, V 4^th (3:17.78-Hannah Stemen)

50 Freestyle: C 2^nd, V 3^rd (34.72 – Briana Agler); C 3^rd, V 4^th (35.34 – Chelsea Henning); JV ( 51.84 –  Miranda Rickard, 36.46 – Mackenzie Agler, 39.65 – Meredith Arn, Chelsea Henning, 38.79 – Whitney Meyers, )

100 Butterfly: C 1^st, V 3^rd (1:28.38 – Karlyn Koontz); C 4^th, V 4^th (1:40.47- Rebecca Johnson)

100 Freestyle: C 1^st, V 3^rd (1:11.86 – Erin Dingle); C 3^rd, V 4^th (1:20.04- Andi Foster); JV (1:26.66 – Whitney Meyers, 1:29.94 – Meredith Arn, 1:32.06 -Marissa Sperry)

400 Freestyle: C 1^st, V 1^st (5:22.02 – Taylor Grooms); C 2^nd , V 4^th (7:07.71 – Reed Wermer)

200 Freestyle Relay: C 1^st, V 2^nd (2:11.04 – Briana Agler, Hannah Stemen, Holly Hammond, Erin Dingle); C 3^rd, V 3^rd (2:27.19 – Rebecca Johnson, Chelsea Henning, Mackenzie Agler, Andi Foster)

100 Backstroke: C 1^st, V 2^nd (1:26.34 – Hannah Stemen); C 2^nd, V 3^rd (1:29.25 –Holly Hammond); JV (1:37.13 – Rebecca Johnson, 1:42. 25 – Marissa Sperry)

100 Breaststroke: C 1^st, V 3^rd (1:34.70 – Erin Dingle); C 3^rd, V 4^th (1:45.36 – Briana Agler);  JV (2:01.74  – Reed Wermer,  2:09.48 -Miranda Rickard)

400 Freestyle Relay: C 1^st, V 2^nd (5:19.38 – Holly Hammond, Mackenzie Agler, Andi Foster, Taylor Grooms); C 3^rd, V 4^th (5:42.57 –Rebecca Johnson, Meredith Arn, Chelsea Henning, Karlyn Koontz)

Diving: C 3^rd, V 1^st (133.1 points – Gretchen Klinker); C 4^th, V 2^nd, (119.2 points – Kaylee Meyers)